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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What properties do the Nabokovs own until the Russian revolution?
(a) A large estate in Moscow.
(b) A large estate in St. Petersburg.
(c) Several summer cottages on the Baltic Sea.
(d) Several large estates south of St. Petersburg.

2. What mystifies the two boys about Mademoiselle?
(a)
(b) She has children that visit her once a month, but she never allows the two boys to play with her children.
(c) She is kind most of the timea but can easily lose her temper.
(d) She reads many novels to the boys, all in French, with a smooth, gentle voice.

3. To what does the memory of the bracelet lead?
(a) An important memory about Mademoiselle.
(b) An important memory about Colette.
(c) An important memory about his mother.
(d) An important memory about his father.

4. Where does Nabokov's mother trick Dimitri into believing he is still?
(a) In Russia.
(b) In France.
(c) In Greece.
(d) In London.

5. What does this hobby do to him?
(a) It isolates him throughout life.
(b) It helps him make friends.
(c) It encourages him to study.
(d) It encourages him to spend time outside.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the first-class carriages feature?

2. To whom is Chapter Five devoted?

3. From where does Mademoiselle come?

4. How does Nabokov open his autobiography?

5. What does the rain cause to grow on the estate?

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